With that, we'll wind this down. Enjoy the rest of the day's football. Thanks

3.44pm BST

No such bother with Nigeria v Argentina, the second half of the double-header kicking off in little over a hour's time. Scott Murray is in the hot seat. Do join him.

3.42pm BST

Onwards towards today's matches: first up is Bosnia-Herzegovina v Iran. John Ashdown will be on MBM duty, but Ian McCourt's scene-setter is all there if you want to get stuck into it (and do so, it's worth it, not least because he was wrongly told to do that match and kindly spent time preparing it).

3.40pm BST

Here's how Twitter reacted to the Luis Suárez incident last night, in map form. Rather than frothing form.

Vítor Hugo Alvarenga has written about Portugal's striking issues and why the team are, wait for it, missing Bébé:

When Bébé, considered one of Manchester’s United worst ever signings, is the best Portuguese goalscorer in the national league following his loan to modest Paços of Ferreira, it becomes easier to gauge the paucity of attacking talent in a country that has nurtured some brilliant strikers.

Tiago Manuel Dias Correia, or Bébé, finished the Portuguese league season with 11 goals. The leading goalscorer was the Colombian Jackson Martínez of Porto, with 20 goals in 30 matches. The second best Portuguese striker was the Sporting midfielder Adrien Silva and seven of his modest tally of eight goals came from penalties.

• That the disciplinary committee is "aware of the urgency of the situation" but also that there is no guarantee of a decision before Saturday's game against Uruguay (though reading between the lines I would certainly expect a decision before then).

• That the disciplinary committee can take previous offences into consideration if they so wish.

The final question. Why no replays shown from alternative camera view? "It's up to the TV director what angles are shown," replies Fischer.

3.15pm BST

Only two more questions! What are the minimum or maximum sanctions? "First the disciplinary committee needs to make it's decision. Only then are they in a position to apply the relevant articles in the code. They fully understand the urgency and that Uruguay are still in the competition."

3.11pm BST

Fischer says the disciplinary committee are aware of the urgency of the Suárez matter, given the fact that Uruguay are still in the tournament.

3.10pm BST

How independent is the disciplinary committee? How much contact with Sepp Blatter or other Fifa officials allowed? "It is completely independent. Claudio Sulser and his team will focus 100% on their proceedings. They are completely independent, without any influence from other parties."

3.09pm BST

Fischer confirms again that it is up to the discipinary committee whether they take previous incidents into account.

3.07pm BST

Fifa spokeswoman points to article 118 of Fifa's rulebook - seems to suggest if a ban is less than two months there is no right of appeal.

Oliver Kay of the Times asks if Fifa can confirm that any sanctions would solely relate to international football? "The DC really decides on the scope and duration of sanctions," replies Fischer.

3.04pm BST

PA's Martin Ziegler asks if Italy have provided medical information on Chiellini's shoulder. "I cannot give information on what material the disciplinary committee have. They are still collecting."

3.03pm BST

Our very own Owen Gibson asks would the disciplinary committee take previous offences into account? "They can take into account any element they deem necessary," replies Fischer.

Updated at 3.12pm BST

3.02pm BST

Can you guarantee that he can't "abuse the appeals process", if he is found guilty? "I'm really not in a position to say what could potentially happen or not," replies Fischer.

3.00pm BST

Will there be a decision before Uruguay's next game? "I cannot give you a precise timeframe. You have seen we have reacted very quickly [charge on the same day]. The disciplinary committee will have a decision as soon as possible."

2.58pm BST

Can Suárez play during any appeal process? "Let the disciplinary committee work. It is their jurisdiction … We cannot anticipate what will happen and what will not happen."

2.57pm BST

Write our tech guys are off. So proper Suárez questions now allowed …

2.53pm BST

"Just questions on the special topic," insists Fischer, who has a team of five tech experts on stage alongside her. "With this new technology what details can you see?" asks another journalist in the audience. "Fingers? The mouth? The teeth?" I have a feeling my colleagues in Sao Paulo are having a little fun here …

2.48pm BST

We have a 10 minute presentation on today's special topic: "technology". Then: "Any questions on the special topic?" asks Fischer. Pause and … "Would this new technology allow you to see Suárez's bite clearly yesterday?" comes the voice from the floor.

2.43pm BST

Fifa disciplinary committee, chaired by the Swiss Claudio Sulser, will meet tonight at 5pm Brazilian time to discuss Suarez case.

"As soon as we have an update we will communicate to you. But at the moment we do not have any more to say."

2.39pm BST

"We see a lot of rumours. Let the disciplinary committee do their duty."

2.39pm BST

"We cannot speak about what could potentially happen. This is in the hands of the disciplinary committee."

2.38pm BST

Fifa's Delia Fischer confirms disciplinary procedures have been opened against Luis Suárez. "The player has the right to be heard and has until 5pm to submit all documentation."

2.35pm BST

First up, a few stats from the Fifa press spokesperson. She goes over Mondragon's record-breaking appearance, ticket sales and the fact that Sepp Blatter is to attend the Honduras-Switzerland game today.

2.33pm BST

Various suits have assembled in São Paulo for the daily media briefing. Let's see if we get any news …

2.32pm BST

Aston Villa are due to play Liverpool on the weekend of 17-18 January …

Suarez bite dates:
1. 20/11/2010
2. 21/04/2013
3. 24/06/2014
He is next due to bite on 18th Jan 2015

Two weeks before the World Cup I went to Italy for some promotional events and was taken aback by the pessimism about their World Cup chances. Especially as we are all aware of how surprising the Azzurri can be when they arrive without much hype at a tournament.

Costa Rica sensationally exploited their opponents’ condescending approach. They were always likely to play the linchpin role in the very difficult Group D, but it is one thing for pundits and public to assume so and another for managers and players to follow suit. I’m under the impression that Uruguay, Italy and England underestimated the Costa Ricans immensely …

"Musical instruments are allowed as hand luggage in American airlines and, since the vote of the European Parliament, also in European ones. And guitars do fit in overhead compartments," writes Eduardo Fernandez helpfully. "Shut up," he adds, rather less helpfully.

1.32pm BST

Sky Sports News are currently broadcasting live disembarkation from Manchester Airport:

Joe Hart Photograph: /Screengrab

The 'highlight' was Leighton Baines emerging with a guitar:

Leighton Baines Photograph: /Screengrab

A guitar? What kind of hand luggage rules does this airline have? There's no way that that is fitting in an overhead locker. And I don't see how it can be safely stowed under the seat in front of you. The nation demands answers!

1.23pm BST

1.22pm BST

BREAKING NEWS! England's plane has just landed at Manchester Airport! Updates on whether anyone buys anything from Duty Free and just how long it takes the luggage to arrive on the carousel as and when I get them.

Of course, with Suárez being a national hero in Uruguay, Fifa cannot make a decision based on an interpretation from that country. Likewise, the world governing body cannot trust the word of English hacks, who are so rabidly hostile to Suárez that they voted him Premier League player of the year last season even though he missed the start of the campaign because he was suspended for trying to break into song at the exact moment that Branislav Ivanovic shoved an arm towards his mouth …

We get quite a few press releases here on the World Cup live blog. Sometimes you wonder if those writing them are really paying attention – one has just arrived from a bookmaker referring to someone called "SAUREZ" throughout …

12.45pm BST

"Hello there Mr Ashdown," begins Alex Pratchett. "You and your fellow lovely live-blog wizards have been nice enough over the past fortnight to give several mentions to my wife and I's ongoing surreal quest to draw every single Panini World Cup sticker. Just to give you lot an update: we're nearing halfway, we still can't draw, and we've knocked up a special limited edition post-'Colgate' Luis Suarez for your delectation."

Richard: "Sometimes, not always. I mean, if you get the top of the ear, you may just make a cut …"

Presenter: "And this particular man that you bit, was he screaming?"

Richard: "Yeah … there's … you know … you don't really sort of … you're in that situation … a lot of things are just happening … "

12.25pm BST

This is tremendous. Tremendous. BBC Three Counties Radio have, like everyone else this morning, has had a phone-in discussing the Suárez issue, or 'Colgate' if you prefer. One caller, Richard, turned out to be a bit of a biter himself.

PFA supremo Gordon Taylor: "We've seen the best of him and that other side in just two games over in Brazil. Issues with regard to biting is something not normally associated with senior players in the game. It can't be acceptable and from that point of view there are serious issues to be dealt with and they're health issues, counselling issues, mental health issues. It certainly needs that to try to eradicate this from his make-up, otherwise I fear for his career."

Paul Scholes: "Suárez was banned for 10 games for biting Ivanovic. That obviously wasn't enough … Banning him for the rest of the World Cup is not enough, because Colombia will beat Uruguay in their next game anyway."

Joey Barton: "All things considered I'd rather receive a bite than a leg breaking challenge. Whilst he should be punished, it is not the end of the world. He's a winner. If that means he occasionally steps over the line between right and wrong, than thats what comes with the territory... Nobody's perfect..."

Robbie Fowler: "I love him as a player, but you cannot condone what he has done. When he gets on the pitch he just becomes a different person. I'm flummoxed for words. It's a real, real tough predicament most Liverpool fans are in. They love him as a player, but he's continually dragging the club's name through the mud again. It's not right, especially after how they helped him last time. They tried to rehabilitate him. I wouldn't be surprised if he went now."

12.15pm BST

"A term for the Suárez incident?" writes David Wall. "'Colgate', obviously."

12.14pm BST

"If - and it must be said these results aren't completely implausible - Argentina defeat Nigeria 1-0 today and Iran beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-0, are we looking at the drawing of lots to decide who progresses?" wonders Declan Johnston. "Ireland and the Netherlands had to decide by lots their group position in Italia '90, but it has been a long time since a team has been eliminated on a lottery from the World Cup. Start the conspiracy theories now..."

In short, yes. Nigeria and Iran would be level on points (3), goal difference (0), and goals scored (1), and the game between the sides finished 0-0. The longer version, from Fifa's regulations (PDF), is below:

5. The ranking of each team in each group shall be determined as follows:

a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;

b) goal difference in all group matches;

c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:

d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;

e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;

f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;

g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

12.08pm BST

Tuesday evening's matches were largely overshadowed by the Suárez incident – we need a shortened form for that: Bite-gate? Munch-gate? Chomp-gate? – but it was another great evening of football.

Colombia looked every inch potential semi-finalists against Japan, in the second half at least once James Rodríguez was introduced to the fray. There was also a touching moment when José Pékerman brought on 43-year-old goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon with five minutes to go, making Mondragon the oldest player to ever appear at a World Cup. He was in Colombia's 1994 World Cup squad – other goalkeepers at that tournament include Andoni Zubizaretta, Jorge Campos, Erik Thorstvedt, Packie Bonner and Thomas Ravello.

And Greece – dear, dear Greece – qualified for a knockout tie with Costa Rica in the most dramatic circumstances. They actually played very well against Ivory Coast, bucking the sterile stereotype.

11.47am BST

Moving away from Suárez for a moment, Barcelona have just announced the signing of Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo on a four-year deal:

Hello there. On Sky Sports News Terry Butcher has just been asked about Suárez's future with Liverpool. The club need to wait until after the World Cup, he said, and then "assess what he is like mentally and what he is like dentally", which is frankly a brilliant line.

11.37am BST

Substitution: Doyle off, Ashdown on

Is Doyle being rested for bigger days later in the tournament? Or was his performance just too rubbish to be allowed to continue? Does the luxury replacement, John Ashdown, have enough time to salvage something from today? Stay tuned to find out ...

11.28am BST

"One thing Suarez has done is guaranteed some entertainment from this afternoon's matches," yips David wall. "Whatever happens in the games themselves, watching Gus Poyet try to excuse his compatriot again in the hour's build-up before Argentina - Nigeria could be the punditry highlight of the tournament."

11.27am BST

Thomas Fourquet has some interesting thoughts on Ramadan at the World Cup. "Actually, there are ways around the obligation of fasting during Ramadan," notes Thomas. "One of them would be to consider they are on a "journey" (originally, travels through the desert were too physically demanding to fast properly); another would be to declare their World Cup odyssey is a jihad. This is not as far-fetched as it sounds, since "jihad" can be interpreted in a much broader sense than actual war, something like a collective effort or struggle. I would be very curious to know whether a specialist in Islamic jurisprudence has said something about that. The doctors could also get them very sick, which would sort of defeat the purpose, or pregnant, but since the demise of East Germany, such a possibility cannot be considered seriously any more."

11.26am BST

Germany v USA

Herr Hans Gerhard is not happy with the suggestion that the conspiracy between West Germany and Austria in 1982 was sporting devilry and he will shed no tears if a similar stitch-up between Germany and USA tomorrow deprives Ghana or Portugal of a place in the next round. "German Football has doubtlessly a lot to be sorry for, including Harald Schumacher, various hairdoes and the rest of it, but GER-AUT 1982 in Spain is not one of these things.Apart from the obvious -Germany played well until they scored, after which they were qualified- who can blame them for playing more defensively after that? If anything, it would have been up to Austria to try not to lose the game- there's one Basic Problem - competitive Football is prone to both teams being OK with the result at hand, and mutual slacking ensues. Gijon was a blatant example, but just an example, normally, teams pretend to be at least going through the motions, but you'll always see games or parts of games where both Teams obviously just don't try very hard. They don't even have to talk about it out beforehand, because if enough People on and off the pitch have done the math, it all falls into place. Germany and Austria 1982 were just being honest. It would be childish to expect Germany to storm out all guns blazing against the US tomorrow - if Jürgen's boys want to finish first in the Group, let them do the running."

I hear what you're saying, Hans. Interestingly, not many people shared your view at the time, although one Hans Tschak took a similar "just being honest" stance, as is clear from this article:

The game was no longer a contest, it was a conspiracy. The teams' cynicism provoked universal scorn.

A smattering of Algerian fans in the Gijón crowd burned peseta notes to show their suspicions of corruption, while most of the Spaniards in attendance waved hankies throughout the second half in a traditional display of disdain. The next day newspapers in Spain denounced "El Anschluss" and there was outrage in West Germany and Austria too. Eberhard Stanjek, commentating for the German channel ARD, almost sobbed during the match as he lamented: "What is happening here is disgraceful and has nothing to do with football. You can say what you like, but not every end justifies the means." The Austrian commentator, meanwhile, told viewers to turn off their sets and refused to speak for the last half-hour. Former West German international Willi Schulz branded the German players "gangsters".

The gangsters, however, were unapologetic. When German fans gathered at the team hotel to protest, the players responded by throwing water bombs at them from their balconies.

Even less bothered was the head of the Austrian delegation, Hans Tschak, who made these extraordinary comments: "Naturally today's game was played tactically. But if 10,000 'sons of the desert' here in the stadium want to trigger a scandal because of this it just goes to show that they have too few schools. Some sheikh comes out of an oasis, is allowed to get a sniff of World Cup air after 300 years and thinks he's entitled to open his gob."

11.16am BST

A couple of coherent comments on Five Live seems to have been enough to earn Danny Mills a reputation as a Big Thinker on Football and a place on the FA's commission for inspiring future generations. So perhaps this savant's considered response to the Suarez issue are worth hearing?

These are exceptional circumstances. They must be able to ban him worldwide for this. It’s the third time it has happened. It’s a clear bite, it’s absolutely ridiculous.

I think Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers must be panicking now; they’ll be thinking “we’ve got this player who’s worth £50,60 million – he could be banned for the whole season”

Three strikes, surely you’ve gotta be out.

Biting someone again, in a tournament of this magnitude, the most watched tournament in the world. I’m sorry but they have got to throw the book at him – they’ve got tothrow him in jail and lock him up forever.

Actually, perhaps not.

11.07am BST

Football and religion

Ramadan kicks off this weekend and that means that Muslim players contesting the knockout stages of the World Cup may have to fast. Algeria manager Vahid Halilhodzic held a meeting with his medical staff last night to determine to what extent it would be possible for his players to play to their maximum if they didn't eat during daylight hours. His team, remember, will proceed to the next round if they avoid defeat against Russia in their last match. Many other countries will have similar concerns, including perhaps Iran, who will remember than one of their former players, Ali Karimi, was sacked by his Tehran-based club back home when it emerged that he decided against fasting in 2010. The last time the World Cup coincided with Ramadan was in 1986.

Updated at 11.10am BST

10.42am BST

Inside the mind of a serial biter

I know what you're thinking: what does the professor of criminology at Birmingham City University make of Suarez's latest offence? The answer, as so often, is on twitter:

Why bite? Odaxelagnia is a paraphilia; a mild form of sadism;can be used to excite or "mark" a partner. A physical expression of dominance.

As we await the African champions' meeting with Argentina today, let us reflect on the sorry eliminations of Cameroon and Ivory Coast. Some of Cameroon's players were obviously guilty of appalling buffoonery but their manager must bear some of the blame for the side's elimination, too: his tactics in the openings game against Mexico were bizarrely negative and his selections in the first two matches were odd, especially in the full-back positions, where Benoit Assou-Ekotto should never have been given the chance to butt anyone seen as how Henri Bedimo was sitting on the bench. As for the Ivory Coast, why Wilfried Bony was parked in the dug-out for so long last night is a mystery: the man's a natural born killer in front of goal and would, in my opinion, have been a much better purchase for Chelsea this summer than Diego Costa. I'll be amazed if Swansea manage to hold on to him this summer.

Updated at 11.34am BST

10.24am BST

Would anyone be able to point me in the direction of footage of the defining image of England's World Cup campaign? I refer, of course, to the scene at the end of yesterday's tepid draw with an already-qualified Costa Rica, when a besuited Roy Hodgson tottered across the pitch with both hands in his pockets and a giddy grin on his face as he prepared to bask in the acclaim of the adoring fans before telling reporters "I'm pleased we gave them something to cheer about"? Thanks.

10.17am BST

What would David Coleman make of Suarez?

10.15am BST

Good morning. Paul Doyle here. All this talk of Mick Jagger surely means it's time to compile a hit parade of some sort: so where does Luis Suarez chart in the history of World Cup villainy? Do his busy teeth, added to his dastardly handball against Ghana four years ago, send him higher/lower than the thinking man's headbutter, Zinedine Zidane? How does he compare with Diego Maradona, another sneaky handballer but also a dope fiend? Is Suarez more contemptible than Harald Schumacher, the infamous West German goalkeeper who, if his treatment of Patrick Battiston is anything to go by, would have knocked Suarez's teeth clean out with a considered top-speed leap into his face (and all that after taking part in the despicable Algeria-foiling carve-up with Austria!)? "This is a World Cup, this is not about morality," fumed Oscar Tabarez yesterday, but who would win if it were an immorality competition?

Ignore, for one moment, England’s bland ignominy and just reflect on those moments at the final whistle. Costa Rica – little, patronised Costa Rica – have won Group D and their manager, Jorge Luis Pinto, could be seen punching the air and bellowing to the skies. As one team traipsed away apologetically, the other reflected on the prize of a knockout tie in Recife on Sunday. They have done it from a country of 4.8m people. Or the equivalent of 10 Bradfords. “It’s a conundrum,” as Roy Hodgson said.

So what sort of ban is coming? Biting Branislav Ivanovic was ten games, biting Otman Bakkal in 2010 was seven. Robbie Savage wants a life ban, Fifa's code sets a maximum 24, and the longest so far was for Italy's Mauro Tassotti who elbowed Spain's Luis Enrique's nose in 1994 like this.

Italy's Mauro Tassotti versus Luis Enrique, 1994.

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has the answer: "It seems there is this animosity toward him and he is being persecuted by past events. This is a football World Cup, it’s not about morality, cheap morality. There are people hiding behind the tree waiting for something to happen."

Updated at 8.47am BST

8.33am BST

Chew Dirty Rat = emails. Prateek Chadha reckons Suárez was "fishing for a reaction, hoping the pain would cause Chiellini to react"; Saurav Samaddar says: "I've been thinking that, while this World Cup has been remarkably enjoyable, there has been a need of a good villain team to give shape to the narrative. Now we have one. I for one thank Suárez and Uruguay for it." And Raymond Reardon: "Uruguay's Suárez case will be that he misunderstood the coach's instructions about chew lini."

8.19am BST

Hello from London

So there it is. A dark stain on a great tournament wiped out – undone by bizarre, repeated personal failings. Yes, England are out, etc. Meanwhile, your morning Suárez round-up: he's facing an inquiry, he's in our gallery, the internet loves him, a doctor writes (see below), and Fifa's Michel D'Hooghe says: "biting is not compatible with normal football practice".

The ignorant, plotting UK press meanwhile have gone for it: Jaws III (The Express), Chew Dirty Rat (The Sun), 3 Bites And You're Out (The Mirror, via Alan Shearer), and Ban This Monster (The Telegraph).

We havn't heard from a psychologist yet, have we? Well, here's Dr Eva Kimonis, senior lecturer at the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales.

"While common in early childhood, biting in adults is rare," Kimonis said. "It may be one manifestation of a broader, long-term pattern of misbehaviour that involves other forms of aggression - hitting, bullying, shouting, physical fighting - and is common to people with particularly hot tempers and impulsiveness."

7.57am BST

Perhaps my favourite reaction to Suarez's 'bite' was from Swindon Town's very own Luis, Jan Aage Fjortoft, who went all CSI by reproducing the incident ON HIS OWN BODY. Give this guy a medal for commitment:

"Morning Tom," says Shaun Wilkinson. "In the inevitable furore over Suarez' bitey tendencies and the referee missing the incident, I don't think it should be forgotten that Italy also got a (probably) undeserved red card of their own last night, and the player who scored Uruguay's winning goal should have been suspended due to a red card after half an hour against England. Off the top of my head, I can't ever remember seeing a team get out of the group and deserving it so little. Can you or anyone offer an alternative?"

England at the last World Cup?

7.39am BST

A few people in the office have speculated that Suarez deliberately bites players in order to put them off their game. If that's true – and Uruguay did win the game – you would think he could be a little more underhand about it. There's something almost endearing in the way he doesn't go for the sneaky elbow in the ribs or the Vinny Jones squirrel grip but instead just goes for a big old chomp.

7.14am BST

Not that the bite was the only thing that happened last night. Greece made it through to the last 16 of a World Cup for the first time, with a victory over Ivory Coast. A surprising result given the skills of Ivory Coast and the general abjectness of Greece's play in the first two games. Those two goals actually doubles Greece's tally in World Cups. Yup, four goals in nine matches. They play Costa Rica in the next round, who would have had one of those two as a guaranteed quarter-finalist?

Greece celebrate making it through to the last 16. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Updated at 7.54am BST

6.47am BST

Anyway, before everyone blames Suarez for Italy's exit take a leaf out of Brazilians' books and see what part Mick Jagger had to play. Because they blame him.

One of the best spin-offs from the story is the reaction from one news source in Uruguay, who reckon it's a British media plot. That's the thing about the British media – they may be a bit too partial to the odd phone hack or two but their real crime is bothering people at Fifa, and trying to continue a plot that started at the 1966 World Cup. This from the Tenfield website:

British reporters in the press conference asked [coach] Oscar Tabarez three times asked about the incident, saying that: ‘Suárez bit Chiellini.’ Their intention was Fifa should intervene and expel Luisito [Suárez] from the World Cup … It would be good if these Englishmen, who are concerned to have Suárez suspended, remember how they won the World Cup in 1966 with a ball which was not a goal

It was a goal.

6.28am BST

This Luis story was, of course, pretty much made for the internet. And in times like this, I always turn to my premier news source for football stories, Sydney Aquarium:

Did you know... you're more likely to be bitten by Luis Suarez than a shark.

If you've been bitten by a shark, but not by Luis Suarez we'd love to hear from you. It's time to stop the aquarium disseminating these half-truths. And, if you want all your internet Suarez memes in one place, look no further than our handy round-up. And, yep, they did the Hungry Caterpillar joke already.

6.11am BST

Morning! And sorry I'm a bit late, but I've been writing a story on this zinger (for those of you who can't be bothered to click on links, Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Luis Suarez over his Chiellini sandwich).